The best part - it doesn't need any additional sweetening. The bananas and prunes provide enough natural sweetness.

Healthy and tasty. Win win.

Green Power Smoothie

2 medium size bananas (I use over-ripe, frozen bananas)

1 scoop (1/3 cup) vanilla protein powder

1 cup plain Kefir

1/4 cup rolled oats

4 prunes (dried plums)

1 tbsp flax seeds

1 tbsp coconut oil

1 1/2 - 2 cups unsweetened almond milk (or any milk of choice)

One large handful fresh baby spinach leaves

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. I use a Blentec blender and it mixes things up beautifully. If your blender is less powerful, you may want to process your oats and flax in a mill or food processor first, and place the spinach at the bottom of the ingredients where it will blend better with the liquids.

This replaces a meal for me, and it's way better fuel than anything I can pick up at a drive-thru.

Hi Jenn, Just a note to let you know that I have chosen your post as one of my features for this week Real Food Fridays blog hop that goes live every Thursday @ 7pm EST. Thank you for sharing and being part of Real Food Fridays mission.

I have also found that things that look scary often aren't so bad. Protein shakes are often much better than they seem, and this power smoothie looks great too! Thanks for linking up with The Alder Collective- excite to see you again next week!

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